Winthrop University is required to provide entrance and exit counseling to loan recipients. Federal regulations require that the University counsel each first time loan recipient on your rights and responsibilities as a borrower.
Entrance Counseling
All first-time borrowers MUST complete an Entrance Counseling Session and sign a Master Promissory Note. Both requirements can be completed online using the Federal Student Aid StudentAid.gov website.
Step 1 — Add School to Notify: Be sure to select Winthrop University as your school so we will receive notification that you have successfully completed
the session.
Step 2 — Select Student Type: Undergraduate students should select "I am completing entrance counseling to receive
Direct Loans as an undergraduate student" and graduate students should select "I am
a graduate student."
Step 3 — Follow the instructions to complete the quiz.
The Office of Financial Aid will electronically receive the Entrance Counseling and MPN results within 2 — 3 business days.
Your Federal Direct Loan will not credit your account until you have successfully completed both of these requirements. Your loan(s) may be subject to cancellation if you do not complete Entrance Counseling and sign the Master Promissory Note.
Exit Counseling
Students who have borrowed Federal Direct Loans or FFEL Program loans and have either graduated, withdrawn or dropped below half-time are required to complete an exit loan counseling session.
